The Carson City Board of Supervisors will weigh two development items, the biannual ‘State the Jail’ report, and neighborhood design among other items on Thursday, Jan. 15.
The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. within the Robert “Bob” Crowell Board Room inside the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William St.
In a nut shell:
- ‘State of the Jail’ report
- 103-lot Blackstone Ranch vote
- Silver Oak garage setbacks change request
- Return of unspent ARPA reproductive health care funds
- Pathway, drainage land dedications
- Carson/Storey Extension annual presentation
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The first land-use decision on the agenda is a request tied to Blackstone Ranch South: Supervisors will discuss a tentative subdivision map that would allow 103 single-family residential lots on about 28.85 acres west of I-580 at the eastern end of Railroad Drive.
The subdivision has a long paper trail: the board approved a 103-unit map in 2019, extended it twice, and the map ultimately expired Oct. 18, 2025, before the applicant resubmitted it with the same lot count. Its sister development, Blackstone Ranch North, made headlines after being approved as a renters-only subdivision back in 2024.
City staff say the original approval included conditions that tied the project’s viability to off-site access and connectivity, including extending Railroad Drive to East Fifth Street, linking to the multi-use pathway system and contributing to a traffic control device at East Fifth Street and Railroad Drive.
Staff also report that the applicant recorded an easement relocation on the city’s Linear Park parcel along with a parcel map in spring 2025 that would make the Railroad Drive right-of-way extension to East Fifth Street possible.
The Planning Commission recommended approval in December.
The board also is set to take up a pair of linked ordinances affecting Silver Oak Phases 25 and 26.
One ordinance would amend the Silver Oak planned unit development to establish a front-yard setback standard for a side-loaded garage option in cluster housing blocks “DD” and “EE.”
The companion ordinance would approve a fifth addendum to the development agreement to modify Article 2.2 “Cluster Housing” for those same blocks, including setting a 10-foot front setback to side-loaded garages to accommodate an additional housing product type.
City staff note the two actions are connected: for the PUD change to take effect, the development agreement must also be amended.
On the public health side, supervisors will be asked to approve returning a portion of American Rescue Plan Act Comprehensive Reproductive Services grant funding after city staff projected they would not spend the full award before the grant period ends.
The Health and Human Services Department is recommending the board deobligate $223,775, which would reduce the award amount to not exceed $1,051,025.
Staff describe the grant’s purpose as supporting family planning and reproductive health services, breast and cervical cancer screenings, preventive health care and STI control, along with portions of nurse and support staff salaries.
The report attributes the lower projected need to factors including other funding sources, staffing turnover, reduced requests from potential subgrantees and retirements.
Supervisors will also consider a public works agreement tied to the North Lompa Lane Multi-Use Pathway Project, including acquiring a temporary construction easement of about 690 square feet and accepting a dedication of about 410 square feet from Golden Gate Petroleum of Nevada for property at 2651 Highway 50 East.
Another public works item would accept a land dedication of about 42,153 square feet for drainage channels on three parcels within Blackstone Ranch North, Phase 1.
Members of the public may view the meeting via livestream at www.carson.org/granicus or on their YouTube channel. You can send public comment to publiccomment@carson.org
